Sup every one! I've been thinking of getting another/new graphics card. I am currently running with a Club3D Radeon HD 6950, and hopefly I should make some big bucks soon! the original plan was to get another 6950. BUT! it striked me! I could get a newer series NVIDIA or AMD. and so my question is... would I be better off with say a 7970/50 or would a 6950 do me better?

My specs:

CPU: AMD-FX 8150 BE

MOBO: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

PSU: SilverStone SST-ST1200-G Strider Gold (1200w duh)

.... i think thats all you need to know :3 buuuuuuuuuut if i didn't make myself clear, then feel free to ask any related questions :3

if your thinking 7950/70 you should also be looking at GTX 660/670/680. Nvidia's cards are really good performers atm and it the same price point (roughly) should strongly be considered.

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I heartily disagree. The 7850 OC's like a beast and the HIS Ice Q version 2gb is on Newegg for $184.99 free ship, The GTX 660 cheapest is 229.99 and only 1 out of the 11 cards listed as free ship. That is $50+ difference and honestly could be argued once OC'ed the 7850 destroys that GTX 660.

hmm... alrgiht, HEAT is a problem I'm having with my current 6950 xD so sandwiching it would probably just melt it... Since I don't live in the US I can't order it from NewEgg... and the site I'm going to order my card doesn't have the Powercolor card, I'm going to go with the Sapphire!... catchy :3 but anyways it's almost double the price then on new egg D: so I'll have to save for a little time.. but thanks to you! and every one who posted something usefull

well depends on what you want , if you need cuda and 3d go for nvidia but gtx 670 or 680,the 660 ti i dont think is powerfull for 3d +nvidia have the 2 new features about the vsync and the aa ,amd side go for a 7870 or 7970/50 all them are great overclokers ,take a look at the benchmarks on tpu xd.

I replaced my 5870 crossfireX set-up (close to the same performance as 6950 crossfireX set-up) with a single 7970, and I'm not dissapointed one bit. Coming from a single 6950, the 7970 would be the better investment IMHO. Then sell the 6950 and recover some of the money for the 7970 or keep it as a spare.

But After looking a bit closer. I noticed that the Powercolor 7970 (listed above) requires 2x 8-pin PCI express power connectors.

My PSU (listed at the top) only has a 1x 6-pin and a 8-pin. So I wondered, (since I can unplug/replace the connectors if needed) If there's a way for me to get a 2x 8-pin cord?
or would I have to look for an adapter -.-

Is the 6950 not adequate or are you just looking at upgrading for the sake up upgrading? If it is the latter you might want to wait a little while to see if something better comes around instead of upgrading as soon as you have the extra money to do so.

But After looking a bit closer. I noticed that the Powercolor 7970 (listed above) requires 2x 8-pin PCI express power connectors.

My PSU (listed at the top) only has a 1x 6-pin and a 8-pin. So I wondered, (since I can unplug/replace the connectors if needed) If there's a way for me to get a 2x 8-pin cord?
or would I have to look for an adapter -.-

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No set release date for the 8000s yet, but if I had to guess, it would be at the latter end of the projected window, around Mar. There's a few reasons for that. 1. AMD current models easily compete FPS wise against Nvidia's at a better price, so they aren't rushed to get something more competitive out. 2. AMD are in a bit of a financial bind, so they're going to want to sell as much current stock as they can before coming out with new models. 3. AMD have hired new senior management, whom want to completely restructure their graphics engineering dept and outsource much of it, so that will probably have to be in place BEFORE the 8000 series designed is finalized, let alone made. Even IF the design is already finalized, you need graphics engineers to work out any defects that may arise, like Nvidia's base layer defect in the 680.

For now, the 7970 is a good choice and best bang for buck in the powerful GPUs. There are also models that are 6+8 pin, like these, which have also been priced anywhere from $350 to $370 lately.

My PSU (listed at the top) only has a 1x 6-pin and a 8-pin. So I wondered, (since I can unplug/replace the connectors if needed) If there's a way for me to get a 2x 8-pin cord?
or would I have to look for an adapter -.-

Is the 6950 not adequate or are you just looking at upgrading for the sake up upgrading? If it is the latter you might want to wait a little while to see if something better comes around instead of upgrading as soon as you have the extra money to do so.

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I've had my 6950 for 2 years now :3 and more often then not, it reaches it's limitations... plus it's loud and overheats